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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5e4dfcccaa2db400090b66c3

prepend * to every non-blank line

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

Start file
This is a
very
short

file
, but it is
still
full

of

surpises
.
End file
*This is a
*very short

*file, but it is
*still
*full

*of

*surpises.

View Diff

1,2c1,2
< This is a
< very short
---
> *This is a
> *very short
4,6c4,6
< file, but it is
< still
< full
---
> *file, but it is
> *still
> *full
8c8
< of
---
> *of
10c10
< surpises.
---
> *surpises.

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Solutions by @MPDR200011:
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#121 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 02:04PM

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#>529 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 02:01PM

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#>777 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 02:00PM

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#>859 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:59PM

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#>938 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:59PM

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#>1024 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:56PM

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#>1112 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:55PM

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#>1163 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:50PM

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#>1207 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:54PM

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#>1207 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:55PM

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#>1414 - MPDR / @MPDR200011

05/05/2020 at 01:46PM